BEIRUT: Lebanese negotiators are set to meet their Israeli counterparts in Rome on Tuesday for a sixth round of direct, US-brokered talks, with the session scheduled to run over two days. The meeting builds on the framework agreement both countries signed in Washington, D.C., on June 26. Under the agreement, implementation will begin on a first pilot zone in southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces will gradually withdraw and the Lebanese Army will assume control under a US-monitored mechanism coordinated with the army command in Beirut.

The decision was made after Israel announced its intentions to start withdrawing its troops

BEIRUT: Lebanese negotiators are set to meet their Israeli counterparts in Rome on Tuesday for a sixth round of direct, US-brokered talks, with the session scheduled to run over…